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[ A Physician Sympathises
the helpless. poor and weak people gives rise to the perpetration of many evils. Only the High souls in this world know how the feeling of enemity spreads its branches all round in the course of time, and it is why they have advised us to remain aloof from that several times. History proves the truth of our statement.
At the time of inflicting a cruel punishment on his own bed-chamber servant, that Vasudeva must have felt in his mind, I am the sole monarch of my people. I may save them or I may kill them. No power of this world should ever try to meddle with my affairs. "His present actions go to prove that such a feeling of pride must have risen in his heart at that time, and it was due to this feeling that he forgot his duty and the virtues of his high position altogether. He even disregarded the Law of karma and rebirth at that time. Weaknesses are attended buy manifold evils and sufferings. Now he had to atone for all his misdeeds in this life.
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Lord Mahavira bore patiently the Upasarga caused by the cowherd. Thus he had to suffer various kinds of troubles and miseries during this period of 12 years. But all these troubles and miseries were nothing when compared with the Eternal Bliss attendant upon self-realization. After this the cowherd went away and the Lord too left that place. A PHYSICIAN NAMED KHAKA'SYMPATHISES WITH THE LORD.
Leaving that place, Lord Mahavira came to a neighbouring village, where dwelt a physician named Khaka. As soon as Khaka saw the face of the Lord, he felt that he was
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